The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-18
Vain Efforts of Irish Members to Rouse the
Great Orange Warrior to the Point of Re-
Senting Bitter Personal Insults
A General Election the Only Way Out
of the English Political Quarrel.
Russia Collecting Troops and Stores on the
Frontier of Afghanistan-Action That
May Cause Trouble in Bulgaria.
THE sAUNDERsoN INCIDENT.
An Encounter in Which the Irish Party Elf
Scored q Decided Success.


An Encounter in Which the Irish Party Has
Scored Decided Success.
Special to tho indianapolis Journal
BosToN. April III. j. Clancy cables the
Herald from London as follows: 1.-The scene in
the House of Commons on Friday night is to-
day the talk of Great Britain and Ireland. It
was just like bolt from the blue. The debate,
all the evening. up to about midnight. like the
debate all through the week, was extremely dec
orous, if not dull AT the time mentioned the
notorious Colonel Saunderson caught the Spea.
er's eye, having been for an hour previously
slapping his thighs with his notes. swayine
backward and forward almost convulsively. and
conducting himself generally if he were on
thorns. He was not five minutes speaking when
he got we'll into repetition of several old jokes
and old calumnes, at which the Tories laughed
and cheered, and then he proceeded to repeat
the charges of completely with murder which the
Times newspaper has been circulating for the
past two months. Ineed not describe at length
the scene which followed Suffice it to say
that the calumniator was handled and throt-
tied in manner that astonished not
only him, but the government and the Speaker.
He aimed at murder, but only committed sui
eide. The courage. prompti.ude and frmness
with which Healy and Sexton acted, and the
attitude of the president Of the Irish party in
spite of ali the threatened consequences Of sus-
pension, absolutely took the starch out of all
their enemies, including Saunderson, who did
not expect such resistance in the first place, and
then thought threats of punishment would de-
ter the Irish from behaving like men. So com-
pletely did the Irish members triumph that it
was virtually agreed, before the House ad
journed that the vote suspending Healy should
be rescirded, ard after the House adjourned,
it was settled between Sexton and the govern
nent whips that that course should be taken at
the sitting Monday. 1t was we'll understood,
and the decision, may add. was taken at once
in the lobby. during the division on Healy's sus-
pension, that every member of the Irish party
present would follow his example-not together,
but one by until the last man had called
Saunderson liar and been expelled for it, and
the knowledge of this fact no doubt contributed
to the settlement arrived at finally.
The action of the Speaker in allowing Saur-
derson TO make his charge productive OF It
least good result. whatever may be tnopS
OF it otherwise. That result was that SaunGer-
because. as he said, he could not substantiate it
"a confession which finally disposes of him as
politician of any weight with the English people.
and greatly embarrasses his admirers the
government bench. On Friday night he left the
chamber for the lobby, pale and trembling, and
as he was going out he met two Irish members,
who called him to his teeth liar and coward.
Although crowd of members were standing by,
he never said word in reply. He went over to
the refreshment bar, still pale as death, and
after a while seemed about to leave by
back door, after having had word or two with
a policeman, but some Irish members having
audibly remarked that he was leaving by a back
door, he again walked into the middle of the
lobby. At this time DR.. Tanner endeavored to
rouse any remaining spark of courage that
might be in him by audibly remarking several
times that one man could not possibly insult an
other more than by calling him coward and a
liar; but even this failed to wind the would be
hero up to fighting point The great Orange
warrior, in fact, collapsed utterly, and after
few minutes he disappeared
''The incident will be of immense service to
the Irish cause. In fact, it has already done
good, but it is hardly yet closed. On Monday
night it is not impossible that there will be an
other scene and it is quito certain that if any,
body else then, or at any future time, adopts
the role of Saunderson to the Irish party, that
party will stand no nonsense, and, what
ever the consequences be, will act with stern
ness that will surprise their foes. l have
authority for saying that Heay is thoroughly
satisfied with the nights work. L did not think
| said he to me last night, that I would have to
make SO short speech in reply to Saunderson.
| but the single word 'liar" under the circum-
stances, was more effective, perhaps. than a
| two hours deliverance' This event has thrown
| everything else. including Chamberlain's ha-
rangue. entirely into the shade and together with
the agitation in the country, has practically
| killed the coercion BILL"